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Counties in Pennsylvania by share of adults with a bachelor's degree

Chester County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 67 counties in 2023, at 56.6%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 23.3% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 34.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.6Chester County
Lowest11.3Cameron County
Median23.367 counties
Pennsylvania34.5History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Chester CountyChester County: 56.6 %56.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 52.3 %52.3Centre CountyCentre County: 46.5 %46.5Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 44.8 %44.8Bucks CountyBucks County: 44 %44Delaware CountyDelaware County: 41.6 %41.6Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 39.6 %39.6Butler CountyButler County: 38.6 %38.6Montour CountyMontour County: 36.6 %36.6Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 34.6 %34.6Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 34.3 %34.3Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 33.8 %33.8Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 33.4 %33.4Washington CountyWashington County: 32.8 %32.8Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 31.8 %31.8Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 31 %31Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 30.1 %30.1Erie CountyErie County: 29.6 %29.6Pike CountyPike County: 28.9 %28.9Beaver CountyBeaver County: 28.3 %28.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 27.9 %27.9York CountyYork County: 27.2 %27.2Berks CountyBerks County: 27.2 %27.2Indiana CountyIndiana County: 26.9 %26.9Union CountyUnion County: 26.4 %26.4Mercer CountyMercer County: 25.1 %25.1Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 25 %25Columbia CountyColumbia County: 24.9 %24.9Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 24.8 %24.8Adams CountyAdams County: 24.8 %24.8Blair CountyBlair County: 24.1 %24.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 24 %24Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 24 %24Clarion CountyClarion County: 23.3 %23.3Cambria CountyCambria County: 23 %23Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 22.8 %22.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 21.6 %21.6Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 21.5 %21.5Tioga CountyTioga County: 21.5 %21.5Snyder CountySnyder County: 21.4 %21.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Chester County56.6+0.5 pts
2Montgomery County52.3+0.8 pts
3Centre County46.5+0.3 pts
4Allegheny County44.8+1 pts
5Bucks County44+0.6 pts
6Delaware County41.6+0.7 pts
7Cumberland County39.6+0.9 pts
8Butler County38.6+0.3 pts
9Montour County36.6+0.2 pts
10Philadelphia County34.6+1 pts
11Dauphin County34.3+1 pts
12Northampton County33.8+0.9 pts
13Lehigh County33.4+1 pts
14Washington County32.8+0.4 pts
15Westmoreland County31.8+0.6 pts
16Lancaster County31+0.5 pts
17Lackawanna County30.1+0.2 pts
18Erie County29.6+0.1 pts
19Pike County28.9+1.5 pts
20Beaver County28.3+1.5 pts
21Monroe County27.9+1.3 pts
22York County27.2+0.9 pts
23Berks County27.2+0.4 pts
24Indiana County26.9+0.7 pts
25Union County26.4+1.4 pts
26Mercer County25.1+1 pts
27Luzerne County25+0.4 pts
28Columbia County24.9-0.6 pts
29Lycoming County24.8+0.4 pts
30Adams County24.8+0.4 pts
31Blair County24.1+0.6 pts
32Franklin County24+1 pts
32Lebanon County24+1.1 pts
34Clarion County23.3+0.5 pts
35Cambria County23+0.3 pts
36Lawrence County22.8+0.7 pts
37Wayne County21.6+0.8 pts
38Wyoming County21.50 pts
39Tioga County21.5+0.2 pts
40Snyder County21.4+0.4 pts
41Clinton County21.3+1 pts
42Crawford County21.2+0.6 pts
43Bradford County21.2+1.2 pts
44Greene County21.1-0 pts
45McKean County20.4+0.9 pts
46Clearfield County20.1+0.9 pts
47Elk County19.9+1.5 pts
48Susquehanna County19.8-0.1 pts
49Sullivan County19.8+0.9 pts
50Venango County19.7+0.3 pts
51Warren County19.5+0.5 pts
52Northumberland County19.2+0.7 pts
53Schuylkill County19.1+0.7 pts
54Fayette County18.9+0.3 pts
55Armstrong County18.9+0.3 pts
56Perry County18.6+0.3 pts
57Carbon County18.30 pts
58Huntingdon County18.2+0.1 pts
59Jefferson County17.5+0.5 pts
60Somerset County17.3+0.1 pts
61Fulton County17.1+0.8 pts
62Potter County17.1+0.4 pts
63Bedford County16.4+0.3 pts
64Juniata County15+0.7 pts
65Mifflin County13.2+0.1 pts
66Forest County12.1+0.5 pts
67Cameron County11.3+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Chester County, with 56.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Cameron County, with 11.3% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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